2020-02-20 Fishing Limits Raise Hard Questions for Maryland Company
American George Ball thinks he has one of the best-paying jobs available in the Chesapeake Bay area. The Chesapeake Bay…
2020-02-22 In Haiti, Political Unrest Fuels Growing Hunger Crisis
Celavi Belor has lost so much weight over the past year his clothes are too large for his body. The…
2020-02-19 Six Months Later, India Continues to Restrict Internet in Kashmir
Six months ago, the Indian government canceled Kashmir’s constitutional right to limited self-rule. Indian officials also began enforcing a ban…
2020-02-21 Taliban’s “Reduction of Violence” Deal With U.S. Begins Friday
A seven-day “reduction of violence” agreement between the United States and the Taliban group in Afghanistan begins on Friday. A…
2020-02-21 How Women Leaders Govern Differently
A record number of women currently serve in the United States Congress. They hold 23.5 percent of the 435 seats…
2020-02-19 Syria’s Aleppo Airport Restarts Flights as Fighting Continues Nearby
A passenger jet landed in the Syrian city of Aleppo Wednesday from Damascus. It was the first commercial flight between…
2020-02-18 Iranians Tire of Tensions, Restrictions as Elections Near
As elections near, Iranian leaders appear to be worried about several crises that have left people with little hope for…
2020-02-18 Photographers Document King Tides
Vacationers, nature lovers and other people are using their cameras to document the effects of extreme high tides. By doing…
2020-02-18 Questions Remain as France Marks 60 Years Since Nuclear Tests
This month, France marks the 60th anniversary of nuclear weapons tests that made the country one of the world’s first…
2020-02-17 South Sudan’s Government Ignores Oil Industry’s Harm to Population
The oil industry in South Sudan has left land with hundreds of open holes containing poison waste. In the water…
2020-02-17 The Real Neighborhoods of Oscar-Winning Film ‘Parasite’
South Korea’s Oscar-winning movie “Parasite” tells the story of class struggle through the sights and smells of Seoul. “Parasite” made…
2020-02-17 Iceland’s Basketball ‘Family’ Plays at Top Level US Colleges
Three basketball players from a small island country are playing at the highest level of American college sports. Thorir Thorbjarnarson,…
2020-02-16 Girl Drowns Getting Drinking Water, Causing Riots in South Africa
Eight-year-old Musa and her older sister Moleboheng walked slowly downhill to get water from a dirty waterway. The girls really…
2020-02-16 End of Catfish Fishing Ban Threatens Amazon’s Pink Dolphins
The Amazon river dolphin faces new threats because its meat is used as bait to catch a popular catfish. The…
2020-02-16 Ninety-Year-Old ‘Chef of the Poor’ Cooks for Rome’s Homeless
Dino Impagliazzo cuts onions like a professional cook. The Italian man makes a great vegetable soup, but most of his…